1
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The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife and other inhabitants, the environment, other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
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Rust
Steam
Publisher:
Facepunch Studios
Developer:
Facepunch Studios
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Feb 8, 2018
5 years, 7 months ago
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$39.99
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ActionAdventureBuildingCo-opCraftingEarly AccessFirst-PersonFPSIndieMultiplayerNudityOnline Co-OpOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftPost-apocalypticPvPSandboxShooterSimulationSurvival
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1,044,377 |
791,298 |
9/10 |
~$610 million
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2
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Civilization VI is the newest installment in the award winning Civilization Franchise. Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Steam
Publishers:
2K, Aspyr (Linux), Aspyr (Mac)
Developers:
Aspyr (Linux), Aspyr (Mac), Firaxis Games
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Oct 20, 2016
6 years, 11 months ago
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$59.99
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4XAtmosphericBuildingCity BuilderCo-opGrand StrategyGreat SoundtrackHex GridHistoricalManagementModdableMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSimulationSingleplayerStrategyTacticalTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyWar
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721,121 |
203,071 |
9/10 |
~$230 million
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3
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Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Terraria
Steam
Publisher:
Re-Logic
Developer:
Re-Logic
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May 16, 2011
12 years, 4 months ago
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$9.99
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2DActionAdventureAtmosphericBuildingCo-opCraftingExplorationIndieMultiplayerOnline Co-OpOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsPlatformerReplay ValueRPGSandboxSingleplayerSurvival
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767,028 |
951,790 |
10/10 |
~$180 million
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4
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Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
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Garry's Mod
Steam
Publisher:
Valve
Developer:
Facepunch Studios
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Nov 29, 2006
16 years, 10 months ago
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$9.99
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ActionAdventureAnimation & ModelingBuildingComedyCo-opFirst-PersonFPSFunnyIndieMassively MultiplayerModModdableMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPhysicsSandboxShooterSimulationSingleplayer
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N/A |
858,692 |
10/10 |
~$160 million
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5
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As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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The Forest
Steam
VR Supported
Publisher:
Endnight Games Ltd
Developer:
Endnight Games Ltd
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Apr 30, 2018
5 years, 5 months ago
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$19.99
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ActionAdventureAtmosphericBuildingCraftingEarly AccessExplorationFirst-PersonGoreHorrorIndieOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftRealisticSandboxSimulationSingleplayerSurvivalSurvival HorrorZombies
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721,919 |
417,311 |
10/10 |
~$160 million
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6
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You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Stardew Valley
Steam
Publisher:
ConcernedApe
Developer:
ConcernedApe
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Feb 26, 2016
7 years, 7 months ago
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$14.99
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2DAgricultureBuildingCasualCraftingCuteDating SimFarming SimFishingGreat SoundtrackIndieLife SimMultiplayerOpen WorldPixel GraphicsRelaxingRPGSandboxSimulationSingleplayer
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730,245 |
509,723 |
10/10 |
~$150 million
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7
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Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
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ARK: Survival Evolved
Steam
Publishers:
Snail Games USA, Studio Wildcard
Developers:
Efecto Studios, Instinct Games, Studio Wildcard, Virtual Basement LLC
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Aug 27, 2017
6 years, 1 month ago
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$14.99
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ActionAdventureBase BuildingBuildingCo-opCraftingDinosaursDragonsEarly AccessFirst-PersonIndieMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftRPGSandboxSci-fiSingleplayerSurvival
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1,496,718 |
497,506 |
9/10 |
~$140 million
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8
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A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Valheim
Steam
Publisher:
Coffee Stain Publishing
Developer:
Iron Gate AB
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Feb 2, 2021
2 years, 8 months ago
Early Access
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$19.99
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ActionAdventureBase BuildingBuildingCo-opCraftingEarly AccessExplorationIndieMultiplayerMythologyOnline Co-OpOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftPvERPGSandboxSingleplayerSurvivalThird Person
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461,713 |
358,444 |
10/10 |
~$140 million
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9
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Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
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Cities: Skylines
Steam
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Developer:
Colossal Order Ltd.
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Mar 10, 2015
8 years, 6 months ago
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$29.99
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ActionBuildingCasualCity BuilderEconomyFamily FriendlyFunnyGreat SoundtrackManagementModModdableModernRealisticReal-Time with PauseReplay ValueResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategy
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747,685 |
180,499 |
9/10 |
~$100 million
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10
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A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
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RimWorld
Steam
Publisher:
Ludeon Studios
Developer:
Ludeon Studios
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Oct 17, 2018
4 years, 11 months ago
|
$34.99
$27.99
-20%
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2DBase BuildingBuildingCartoonyCity BuilderColony SimIndieManagementModdableOpen WorldProcedural GenerationSandboxSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerSpaceStrategySurvivalTactical RPGWestern
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536,914 |
141,535 |
10/10 |
~$95 million
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11
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Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
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Raft
Steam
Publisher:
Axolot Games
Developer:
Redbeet Interactive
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Jun 20, 2022
1 year, 3 months ago
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$19.99
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ActionAdventureBase BuildingBuildingCo-opCraftingEarly AccessFirst-PersonIndieMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerOnline Co-OpOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvivalUnderwater
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577,437 |
242,057 |
9/10 |
~$93 million
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12
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7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
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7 Days to Die
Steam
Publisher:
The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Developer:
The Fun Pimps
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Dec 13, 2013
9 years, 9 months ago
Early Access
|
$24.99
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ActionBase BuildingBuildingCharacter CustomizationEarly AccessExplorationFPSMultiplayerOnline Co-OpOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftPost-apocalypticProcedural GenerationSandboxSimulationStrategySurvivalTower DefenseVoxelZombies
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447,149 |
190,604 |
9/10 |
~$91 million
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13
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Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
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Factorio
Steam
Publisher:
Wube Software LTD.
Developer:
Wube Software LTD.
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Aug 14, 2020
3 years, 1 month ago
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$35.00
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2DAutomationBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderCo-opCraftingIndieManagementModdableMultiplayerOpen WorldPixel GraphicsResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvivalTrains
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358,228 |
135,267 |
10/10 |
~$91 million
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14
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Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
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Sons Of The Forest
Steam
Publisher:
Newnight
Developer:
Endnight Games Ltd
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Feb 23, 2023
7 months, 1 week ago
Early Access
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$29.99
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ActionAction-AdventureAdventureAtmosphericBase BuildingBuildingCo-opCraftingEarly AccessExplorationFirst-PersonHorrorImmersive SimMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxSimulationSingleplayerSurvivalSurvival Horror
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468,716 |
130,295 |
9/10 |
~$75 million
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15
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In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
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Kerbal Space Program
Steam
Publisher:
Private Division
Developer:
Squad
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Apr 27, 2015
8 years, 5 months ago
|
$39.99
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AdventureBuildingComedyDifficultEducationExplorationFunnyIndieModdableOpen WorldPhysicsReplay ValueSandboxScienceSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerSpaceSpace SimStrategy
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283,736 |
95,026 |
10/10 |
~$73 million
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16
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Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
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Satisfactory
Steam
Publisher:
Coffee Stain Publishing
Developer:
Coffee Stain Studios
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Jun 8, 2020
3 years, 3 months ago
Early Access
|
$29.99
|
AdventureAutomationBase BuildingBuildingCo-opCraftingEarly AccessExplorationFirst-PersonIndieMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftResource ManagementSandboxSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvival
|
309,563 |
120,688 |
10/10 |
~$69 million
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17
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Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
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Project Zomboid
Steam
Publisher:
The Indie Stone
Developer:
The Indie Stone
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Nov 8, 2013
9 years, 10 months ago
Early Access
|
$19.99
|
2DAdventureBuildingCo-opCraftingEarly AccessIndieIsometricMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftPost-apocalypticRealisticRPGSandboxSimulationSingleplayerSurvivalSurvival HorrorZombies
|
404,794 |
176,690 |
9/10 |
~$68 million
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18
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A game of aerospace industry and interplanetary exploration.
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ASTRONEER
Steam
Publisher:
System Era Softworks
Developer:
System Era Softworks
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Dec 16, 2016
6 years, 9 months ago
|
$29.99
$11.99
-60%
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AdventureAtmosphericAutomationBase BuildingBuildingColorfulCo-opCraftingExplorationIndieMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftSandboxSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerSpaceSurvivalThird Person
|
502,706 |
95,057 |
9/10 |
~$55 million
|
19
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Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
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Planet Zoo
Steam
Publisher:
Frontier Developments
Developer:
Frontier Developments
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Nov 5, 2019
3 years, 11 months ago
|
$44.99
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BuildingCasualCity BuilderCuteEconomyFamily FriendlyFunnyGreat SoundtrackHorsesManagementMultiplayerNatureOpen WorldRealisticRelaxingResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategy
|
311,541 |
60,720 |
9/10 |
~$52 million
|
20
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An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
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Conan Exiles
Steam
Publisher:
Funcom
Developer:
Funcom
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May 8, 2018
5 years, 4 months ago
|
$39.99
|
ActionAdventureBuildingCo-opCraftingExplorationFantasyGoreMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerNudityOnline Co-OpOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftPvPRPGSandboxSingleplayerSurvivalViolent
|
302,858 |
64,308 |
7/10 |
~$49 million
|
21
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Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
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Oxygen Not Included
Steam
Publisher:
Klei Entertainment
Developer:
Klei Entertainment
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Jul 30, 2019
4 years, 2 months ago
|
$24.99
|
2DAdventureBase BuildingBuildingColony SimDifficultExplorationIndieManagementMultiplayerOpen WorldResource ManagementSandboxSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerSpaceSpace SimStrategySurvival
|
366,600 |
98,248 |
10/10 |
~$47 million
|
22
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Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
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Frostpunk
Steam
Publisher:
11 bit studios
Developer:
11 bit studios
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Apr 24, 2018
5 years, 5 months ago
|
$29.99
|
AtmosphericBase BuildingBuildingChoices MatterCity BuilderColony SimDarkDifficultEconomyGreat SoundtrackManagementPost-apocalypticReal-Time with PauseResource ManagementRTSSimulationSingleplayerSteampunkStrategySurvival
|
358,054 |
78,330 |
9/10 |
~$45 million
|
23
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Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
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Planet Coaster
Steam
Publishers:
Aspyr (Mac), Frontier Developments
Developers:
Aspyr (Mac), Frontier Developments
|
Nov 17, 2016
6 years, 10 months ago
|
$44.99
|
3DAtmosphericBuildingCasualCity BuilderColorfulEconomyFamily FriendlyFirst-PersonFunnyGod GameGreat SoundtrackManagementRealisticRelaxingSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategyThird Person
|
287,727 |
49,911 |
9/10 |
~$43 million
|
24
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Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.
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Jurassic World Evolution
Steam
Publisher:
Frontier Developments
Developer:
Frontier Developments
|
Jun 12, 2018
5 years, 3 months ago
|
$44.99
|
ActionAdventureAtmosphericBuildingCasualCity BuilderDinosaursEconomyGreat SoundtrackManagementMultiplayerOpen WorldResource ManagementSandboxSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvivalViolent
|
N/A |
45,440 |
9/10 |
~$39 million
|
25
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Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
|
People Playground
Steam
Publisher:
Studio Minus
Developer:
mestiez
|
Jul 23, 2019
4 years, 2 months ago
|
$9.99
|
2DActionBloodBuildingCasualChoose Your Own AdventureComedyDestructionFunnyGoreHorrorIndieModdablePhysicsPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorSandboxSimulationSingleplayerViolent
|
73,233 |
198,093 |
10/10 |
~$38 million
|
26
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A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
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Kenshi
Steam
Publisher:
Lo-Fi Games
Developer:
Lo-Fi Games
|
Dec 6, 2018
4 years, 9 months ago
|
$29.99
|
AdventureAlternate HistoryBase BuildingBuildingCharacter CustomizationCity BuilderCraftingIndieManagementNinjaOpen WorldPost-apocalypticRPGRTSSandboxSimulationSingleplayerSteampunkStrategySurvival
|
250,004 |
63,102 |
10/10 |
~$36 million
|
27
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Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
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Scrap Mechanic
Steam
Publisher:
Axolot Games
Developer:
Axolot Games
|
Jan 19, 2016
7 years, 8 months ago
Early Access
|
$19.99
|
ActionAdventureBase BuildingBuildingCo-opCraftingEarly AccessFirst-PersonFunnyIndieModdableMultiplayerOnline Co-OpOpen WorldPhysicsSandboxSimulationSingleplayerSurvivalThird Person
|
315,477 |
90,547 |
9/10 |
~$35 million
|
28
|
Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction, exploration and survival in space and on planets. Players build space ships, space stations, planetary outposts of various sizes and uses, pilot ships and travel through space to explore planets and gather resources to survive.
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Space Engineers
Steam
Publisher:
Keen Software House
Developer:
Keen Software House
|
Feb 28, 2019
4 years, 7 months ago
|
$19.99
|
ActionAdventureBuildingCo-opCraftingDestructionEarly AccessFuturisticIndieMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftPhysicsSandboxSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerSpaceStrategySurvival
|
324,506 |
88,807 |
9/10 |
~$34 million
|
29
|
House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
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House Flipper
Steam
Publishers:
Frozen District, PlayWay S.A.
Developer:
Empyrean
|
May 17, 2018
5 years, 4 months ago
|
$24.99
|
3DBase BuildingBuildingCasualDesign & IllustrationDestructionEconomyEducationFamily FriendlyFirst-PersonImmersive SimIndieManagementModdableRealisticRelaxingReplay ValueSandboxSimulationSingleplayer
|
230,337 |
69,962 |
9/10 |
~$34 million
|
30
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Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
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Prison Architect
Steam
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Developers:
Double Eleven, Introversion Software
|
Oct 6, 2015
7 years, 12 months ago
|
$29.99
|
2DBase BuildingBuildingCapitalismCasualCity BuilderColony SimEconomyFunnyIndieManagementModdableMultiplayerReplay ValueResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategyTop-Down
|
202,846 |
53,895 |
9/10 |
~$31 million
|